Question follow-through · 112398

Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested for offences relating to human trafficking or sexual exploitation in each of the last three calendar years, broken down by immigration status at the time of arrest.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
18 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested for offences relating to human trafficking or sexual exploitation in each of the last three calendar years, broken down by immigration status at the time of arrest.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Modern slavery is a vicious crime that dehumanises people for profit. The Government is committed to tackling it in all its forms and to giving survivors the support and certainty they need to recover. The Government is continually looking to improve the ...

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